Carpet-cleaner



(No Model.)

F. H. GOOD.

CARPET GLEANER.

No. 499,986. PatentdJue 2,0, 1893..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PEANoIs H. GOOD, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARPET-CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 499,986, dated June 20, 1893.

Application filed February 4, 1893- Serial No. 460,964. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS I-I. GOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Penn- Sylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carpet Cleaners, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My Invention consists of a carpet cleaner or cleaning machine having a beater to which an effective striking motion is imparted,'as will be hereinafter set forth.

A It also. consists of a bed for supporting the carpet while being struck or beaten, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure l represents a perspective View of a carpet cleaner embodyingmy invention, and Fig. 2 represents a partial sideelevation and partial longitudinal section of a modification.

Referring to the drawings: A designates the driving shaft of the machine, the same being suitably mounted, and carrying the cams B which are adapted to engage at intervals with an arm C on the rock shaft D, the latter being suitably mounted and having connected with it the arm E to which is attached the spring F, which by means of a rod G continuous thereof is secured to the oor or any suitable portion of the frame of the device.

Connected with the shaft D is an arm H,

the other end whereof has attached to it by means of the rod or cord J, the beaterK, which is formed of suitable slats connected with strips L of elastic material. The inner ends of said strips pass through keepers M, and are secured to the beam N, or part of the frame, said keepers being also secured to said beam, and having depending from them the bolts T, which pass freely through the strips L, and are encircled by springs Q, which bear against the strips and serve by their pressure to restore the same to their normal position, it being noticed that said strips are elastic in their nature, so that they return to their normal position with a whipping or snapping action, this being transmitted to the carpet placed on the bed R beneath the beater,

Mounted on the frame in front and rear of the bed are feed rollers S and T, respectively, said rollers carrying ratchets U, with which engage pawls or dogs V, V', respectively.

Pivoted to the dog V is a jointed rod or connection W which is pivoted to an armW on the rock shaft D, the latter also carrying an arm W2, which is pivotally connezted with a rod X to which is pivoted the dog V. By these means motion may be imparted to the dogs and consequently to the ratchets U, and the rollers S, T, it beingliowever understood that only one dog is in 4engagement with a ratchet, the other one being thrown out of engagement with its ratchet, by which provision the carpet to be cleaned may be fed in either direction, or in opposite directions as desired or required.

The bed R consists of straps Y, of rubber or other elastic material. One end of each strap is secured to the stationary beam Y of the frame, and the other end'to the beam Y2 which is hinged to the frame whereby when the straps Y are struck by the beater K, the blows cause said straps to be depressed, said straps yielding, owing to their elastic nature, and the hinged beam Y2.

In order toY increase the elasticity of the bed, and cause the parts thereof to resume their normal positions, I employ springs Z, which encircle the bolts Z one end of each of which latter is connected with the stationary beam Y', and the other end passes freely through the hin ged beam Y2, and bears against the latter, so that as said beam Y2 turns inwardly, due to the draft Of the straps when struck, it compresses the springs Z, and when said straps are relieved, the springs, owing to their expansion, force back the beam, the straps being carried with them so as to be straightened out. It will be seen that as the rock shaft D is operated it raises the beater K, and when the cam B trips the arm C, the shaft is relieved, and the beater owing to the elastic nature of the strips L, quickly flies against the carpet, and strikes the same in the mannerstated, the effect of which is evident, it being noticed that the return motion of the shaft D is accomplished, or at least vastly assisted by the spring F, which is connected with the arm E of said shaft, as hereinbefore speciied.

The tension of the springs Q may be regulated by nuts Q on the bolts P.

In Fig. 2 I show two hooks A', A2, the hook IOO A. Depending from the arm H, adjacentto,

the axis of the hook A is a pin A3, which when said arm rises bears against the shank of the hook A', and forces it from the hook A2, thus disconnecting the hooks, see the dot- Ated position, whereby the beater R quickly drops and strikes the carpet. A` spring vAff bears against the top of the hook A', so that when the arm lowers the hook` A is` moved into engagement with the hook A2 so that the beater may `again be lifted when the arm' is raised.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l p 1. A carpet beater having a rotatable driving shaft with a cam thereon, a rock shaft with an arm adapted to be engaged by said cam, an arm secured to said rock shaft, and having a rising and falling beater connected therewith, anopen bed below said beater, a feed roller and mechanism connected with said rock shaft for operating the same, said parts being combined substantially as described.

2. A carpet beater having a rock shaft with an arm thereon, abeater depending from said arm, and having an arm guided on one end on a stationarybolt, mechanism for oscillating the rock shaft in one direction, and a spring foroperating itin the other direction,

said parts being combined substantially as described.

3. A carpet beater having a rock shaft with Aar.ln,a beater depending from said arm, and having a guiding arm, an open bed hinged to a.` stationary frame, feedingrollers and mechanism connected with said rock shaft for operating said rollers, said parts being comi binedsubstan'tially as described.

` et. An arm Acarrying.; a beater, a beam supporting said arm, a guiding bolt for said arm, z-fand a spring bearing against said arm, said ,parts being combined substantially as described. i 5. A carpet beater having a rock shaft with arms on opposite sides`,feed" rollers, jointed arms connected with saidrock shaft arm, and carrying pawls, and ratchets on saidfeed` rolli ers engaged by said pawls, said partsbeing combined" substantially as described. p

6. A carpet beater consisting of a rock shaft", `mechanism for operating the sarnean armon said rock shaft, a rising and falling beater operated by themcvement of said rock shaft,

and having a guiding arm,` an elastic bed hinged on one sideto i astationary frame,feed ing rollers in front and rear of saidbed, mechanism connected with the rock shaft for operating said rollers, said partsV being combined substantially asjdescribed. p

` FRANCISI-I. GOOD. i

-Vi/Titnesses:` l

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,

A. P. J'ENNINGS. 

